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Countryofbirth
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Hugh O’ Brien Gwaze

Workshop Manager/Foreman
Mandara,Harare

Summary

Self-starter, Goal-getter and able to work under pressure with minimum supervision. Quickly learning new concepts and adaptable to work environmental changes. Results driven, deriving a lot of satisfaction from positive achievements. Always eager to learn new things from own research and from peers, superiors and subordinates. I like to share useful information with others. Never give up in a problem solving. I also trust my work and discuss with others before execution.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Plant Manager

Bothakga Burrow Mining
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Botswana
  • Maintenance of Dump Trucks, Excavators Dozers and Graders
  • Drawing up maintenance strategies and Budgets based Manufacturer LCCs
  • Championing Safety Policies in adherence to Mining Industry Legal requirements
  • Procuring Equipment and spare parts
  • Liaising with Suppliers and Managing Warranty issues
  • Ensuring compliance to Environmental Standards as set by ISO14001
  • Drawing up Training needs and developing Supervisors, Artisans and Semi-skilled Personnel
  • Drawing up Budget requirements to run Equipment in the most economic and efficient manner
  • Botswana

Plant Foreman

Moolman
01.2011 - 01.2015
  • Maintenance of Trucks (Komatsu HD 785-5 and 7, Terex TR100 and CAT 777s)
  • Maintenance of Barloworld Drill (SKF11 and12) rigs, Sandvik (DK25 and Pantera) rigs
  • Maintenance of Atlas Copco Surface Rigs
  • Plant inspections, monthly budgets
  • Ensuring that maintenance and safety standards are implemented religiously
  • Being custodian of Environmental policies and general housekeeping standards
  • Maintaining discipline within the workforce
  • Relating with suppliers and product support personnel
  • Ensuring that adequate spares are available when required without creating buffer stores

Shift Foreman

Moolman
03.2009 - 01.2011
  • Company Overview: Francistown, Botswana
  • Supervision of shift mechanics and working hands on breakdowns and maintenance
  • Auditing machines and scheduling and costing of repairs
  • I made my name with Komatsu Dump Trucks
  • Francistown, Botswana

Heavy plant artisan

Moolman
06.2008 - 01.2009
  • Company Overview: Francistown, Botswana
  • Working on Komatsu 785-5s and 785-7s, Dump trucks, Komatsu WA 800 loaders, Komatsu 375A Dozers
  • Cat 777C Dump Trucks, CAT 16H CAT Face Shovels (Formerly Terex RH-120), Atlas Copco DM 30 Surface Rigs and 16G Graders
  • Rebuilding of equipment at the site main workshops
  • Francistown, Botswana

Workshop Foreman

Fluids Systems
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: Francistown, Botswana
  • Hydraulic and Pneumatic Division maintenance of earthmoving equipments and truck mounted cranes
  • Hydraulic pumps, motors and valves
  • Relating with customers and managing a workshop of twenty people
  • Francistown, Botswana

Diesel Workshop Foreman

Trojan Mine
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Appointed by Trojan at the termination of Hubert Davies contract
  • Managing of earthmoving equipment
  • LHDs and Dump trucks
  • Planning and scheduling of all maintenance work
  • Doing budgets for machine repairs and adhering to them
  • Supervising the workshop of twelve artisans and their assistants
  • Managing Safety and environmental issues in the workshop
  • Setting work standards for the workshop and measuring people's performances
  • My KPIs were Availability, Safety, Quality, Costs and Discipline

Service Technician

Hubert Davies
01.1998 - 01.2004
  • After sales service for customers and selling OEM spares
  • Solving technical problems for customers
  • Advising on maintenance issues and making recommendations for major repairs and assisting in drawing up replacement policies
  • Assisting in major repairs ensuring that customer equipment remained within manufacturer specifications
  • Seconded as contract foreman to Trojan Mine
  • Maintaining Wagner Fleet and Deutz engines
  • Rebuilding of Wagner ST 3.5 scoop trams

Hydraulic Foreman

AA MINES
01.1992 - 01.1998
  • Supervising maintenance and overhaul of Hydraulic plant and underground and surface vehicles
  • Planning and scheduling maintenance work
  • Planning and budgeting for overhauls
  • Recommendation for the replacement of obsolete equipment and change out regime for critical components such as engines and transmissions when they can still be repaired economically

Journeyman Fitter

AA MINES
01.1988 - 01.1992
  • Maintenance and repair of mechanical systems in the processing mills, hydraulic plant and mobile vehicles for underground mining
  • Rebuilding of torque converters, transmission gearboxes
  • Rebuilding of complete underground vehicles
  • Maintenance of Deutz engines
  • Systematic trouble shooting and problem solving
  • Worked on Wagner ST 2Ds, ST 1As, ST 3,5 and ST 6C

Apprentice Fitter

AA MINES
01.1984 - 01.1988
  • Trained in maintenance of fixed plant machinery and earthmoving automobile vehicles
  • Proficient in machining
  • I specialized in Hydraulics for fixed plant and mobile equipment

Education

GCE Ordinary Level - Mathematics, Geography, General Science, Accounts, Commerce, English Language, Shona

Highfield High School
01.1978 - 04.1981

Certificate in Machine Shop Engineering - Craft Theory, Related Studies, Practical

Kwekwe Technical College

Advanced Hydraulic and Pneumatics - undefined

Zisco Training Centre

Louis Allen Management Course - The Role of a Manager

Gaths Mine Curriculum Development Unit

Wagner Mining Vehicles - undefined

Atlas Copco South Africa

Skills

Compliance understanding

Accomplishments

  • Timed-served journeyman, 1988, Completed Apprenticeship at AA mines
  • Became foreman, 1992, In charge of fixed plant and earthmoving automobile vehicles
  • First foreman promoted to grade five, 1992, In a performance-related system
  • Achieved highest mark, 1999, In a course conducted by Atlas-Copco South Africa in Wagner Mining Vehicles
  • Managed to bring plant available time back to budget, 1999, Seconded by Hubert Davies at Trojan Mine
  • Accredited with SAZ ISO 14001, Environmental standard in all workshops

Countryofbirth

Zimbabwe

Positionsought

Workshop Manager/Foreman

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 04/05/64
  • Nationality: Zimbabwean

Attributes

  • Self-starter
  • Goal-getter
  • Able to work under pressure with minimum supervision
  • Quickly learning new concepts
  • Adaptable to work environmental changes
  • Results driven
  • Eager to learn new things
  • Likes to share useful information
  • Never gives up in problem solving
  • Trusts work and discusses with others before execution

Timeline

Plant Manager

Bothakga Burrow Mining
01.2015 - 01.2019

Plant Foreman

Moolman
01.2011 - 01.2015

Shift Foreman

Moolman
03.2009 - 01.2011

Heavy plant artisan

Moolman
06.2008 - 01.2009

Workshop Foreman

Fluids Systems
01.2007 - 01.2008

Diesel Workshop Foreman

Trojan Mine
01.2004 - 01.2006

Service Technician

Hubert Davies
01.1998 - 01.2004

Hydraulic Foreman

AA MINES
01.1992 - 01.1998

Journeyman Fitter

AA MINES
01.1988 - 01.1992

Apprentice Fitter

AA MINES
01.1984 - 01.1988

GCE Ordinary Level - Mathematics, Geography, General Science, Accounts, Commerce, English Language, Shona

Highfield High School
01.1978 - 04.1981

Certificate in Machine Shop Engineering - Craft Theory, Related Studies, Practical

Kwekwe Technical College

Advanced Hydraulic and Pneumatics - undefined

Zisco Training Centre

Louis Allen Management Course - The Role of a Manager

Gaths Mine Curriculum Development Unit

Wagner Mining Vehicles - undefined

Atlas Copco South Africa
Hugh O’ Brien GwazeWorkshop Manager/Foreman